"His Majesty is just learning the rules of the Court! The rules of the Court are just being setup! As I have reminded this group on multiple occasion, what we are doing is unique almost in the history of the world, nowhere else has something like this ever happened, under non-civil war or murderous occasion. That we were able to turn around things twice, both under relatively peaceful circumstances is unique to our situation. And that we are in the modern world with our modern expectations adds another layer of difficulty in establishing what is the norm and what is not. We are completely aware this is going to be a fraught matter, but we will eventually work through it and maintain a precious balance between culture tradition and our political choices. The people have made this decision over and over again, and while we have to respect democratic and constitutional norms, for that is what backs us up, we also have to respect the will of the people, the suzerainty of our citizens, and it is at that point that we have to improve our methods to deal with new circumstances," the man with completely white hair said.
"While it may be true," the man on his right said, "we cannot let such occurrences be more common, and this is not for our sake, for his own sake. I mean, we already have the communists making loud noises, they finally found a cause that gives them a justification for existence. Anything he says out aloud in public without full previous knowledge of the privy council can only put us, and most importantly himself and his crown at risk. As the Minister explained to us, it is the will of the people, but the Will can be fickle, and it can turn around if the messaging is not done properly. Besides, what exactly is the purpose of the Privy Council if not to guide and advise His Majesty on matters such as these? Why exactly are we paying for their salaries and benefits if they can't protect him and give him proper guidance and recommendation on public relations. I consider this a failure of the Council more than of His Majesty himself. For He is the representative of the institution, and that he was allowed to express his opinions as a mere citizen is due to the failure of the Council".
Nods and murmurs of agreement from the group.
"It is decided then," said the Speaker, " a group from the subcommittee will convene with the members of the Privy Council, with clear communication that any sort of...miscommunication, or improper use of channels...from His Majesty lies solely as their responsibility, and if the institution is compromised or undermined in any way, the Parliament will hold them to be responsible for undermining its power, and not His Majesty, whom we will continue treating as infallible, as well as learning, at the same time, for the time being. Is there anything else?"
"Should he be giving interviews so casually to foreign media"
"Yes, yes, I shall talk to them about the interviews as well, and them...I'll schedule an audience with him to communicate clearly that there needs to be a certain amount of...mystique around his...presence. He is not a popularly elected leader, he doesn't need to win elections and votes, he's not to get too close to the people, alright. Okay, this is a good conversation, thanks to all for coming, I'm adjourning this meeting for now, we shall meet again in our scheduled time next month!
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